Biden's Press Sec abruptly ends the press briefing rather than take a question from Simon Ateba who represents Africa in the WH briefing room after a year of refusing to take any question from him.
Biden's Press Sec denies Biden accepted President Trump's debate challenge to distract from the endless chaos and as the result - low poll numbers: "Biden is very successful and popular!"
Plausible deniability: Biden's Press Sec claims that all Biden's failing policies are "incredibly popular," blames "a criminal defendant" Trump and Republicans.
"This is indeed a Republican shutdown." Reporter: "But our latest polling shows that a higher percentage of Americans actually blame shutdown on Biden & Democrats." Press Sec: "This will be a Republican shutdown, right?"
Biden's Press Sec: "You have to treat people with dignity! You have to treat people with respect! No matter which side of the aisle!" Biden: Hold my beer!
WH press sec on Biden saying he has no intentions of letting the Republicans wreck the economy: "[Biden] is going to call that out when he sees there is real danger..."
Q: How does Biden explain Biden's silence this week? Biden's Press Sec: "He's not been silent! I'm not gonna speak about, is that somebody's doorbell? Alarm? And I'll speak more broadly... Climate change!"